Bengals Have and Still Need A Top Linebacker Pick

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(02-04-2016, 01:42 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Not false.  If the O-lineman tries to double team a DT before blocking the LB then the LB will be gone by the time he gets there.

Many times you will see where a double team is called on a DT, but the DT runs a slant or stunt that takes one of the O-linemen out of the double team.  In that case the o-lineman will go straight to a second level block.  Other time a DT will run a stunt or slant that takes him into a double team that helps the LB come clean.  But I don't know of any plays where the OC says "double team the DT and leave the LB unblocked".

And, of course, in a zone blocking scheme you will often see a DT occupy multiple blockers, but that is not technically a "double team".  

I am physically laughing out loud at this.